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New fund to accelerate creation of rich mobile content, applications
and services
Barcelona, Spain - At the GSMA Mobile World Congress, Adobe Systems
Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) and Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) today
announced a USD 10 million Open Screen Project fund designed to help
developers create applications and services for mobile, desktop and
consumer electronics devices using the Adobe Flash® Platform. The new
fund is a result of the Open Screen Project, an industry-wide
initiative of more than 20 industry leaders set to enable a
consistent experience for web browsing and standalone applications.
Additional Open Screen Project partners are expected to join the fund
in the future.
"We are excited about the Open Screen Project fund and the
possibilities it offers to designers and developers worldwide," said
David Wadhwani, General Manager and Vice President, Platform Business
Unit at Adobe. "With close to 40 percent of all new mobile devices
shipped worldwide with Flash Lite in 2008, the fund will enable more
developers to bring their rich content and services to a large number
of mobile users."
"The Open Screen Project fund encourages the use of Adobe tools and
existing developer skills to create exciting and unique Flash
applications for millions of Nokia devices," said Tero Ojanpera,
Executive Vice President, Nokia Services. "With more than 300 million
Flash enabled Nokia devices in market, we will support these
developers through the Forum Nokia developer community while
providing a more targeted distribution channel to consumers with
Nokia's Ovi Store."
Developers are invited to submit concepts for applications that are
based on the Adobe Flash Platform, will run on Nokia devices and will
work on multiple screens, including mobile, desktop and consumer
electronics devices. Applications will be reviewed for how innovative
and compelling the user experience is, how robust the application or
planned implementation is, and how well it exploits the capabilities
and features of Nokia devices, Adobe Flash and Adobe AIR(TM), which
enables developers to use proven web technologies to build
applications that extend outside the browser.
Projects submitted for development will be reviewed by a group of
multi-screen application and services experts from Open Screen
Project partners including Adobe and Nokia. Focus areas include:
entertainment; social networking; productivity; gaming; news and
information. Developers retain all rights to their applications while
Adobe and Nokia have the right to evaluate, test and promote the
content. For more information and details on how to apply, visit
www.openscreenproject.org.
Announced in May 2008, the Open Screen Project is designed to enable
a consistent runtime environment across screens. The initiative is
dedicated to enable web content, standalone applications and full web
browsing across televisions, set-top boxes, mobile devices and other
consumer electronics that take advantage of Adobe AIR(TM) and Adobe
Flash capabilities.
The Adobe Flash Platform is the de facto standard for delivering
breakthrough applications, content and video on the web. Flash Player
content reaches over 98 percent of Internet-enabled desktops, and
over 80 percent of online videos worldwide are viewed using Adobe
Flash technology, making Flash the number one platform for video on
the web. Adobe Flash Lite delivers rich experiences across mobile
devices and other consumer electronics. Adobe Flash Player is a key
component of the Adobe Flash Platform, a complete system of
integrated tools, frameworks, clients and servers. For more
information, visit www.adobe.com/flashplatform.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information
- anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information,
visit www.adobe.com.
Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe, the Adobe
logo, Flash, Flash Player, Flash Lite, Flash Platform, are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in
the United States and/or other countries. All other brand and product
names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products
or services of, their respective owners.
About Forum Nokia
Nokia's global developer program, Forum Nokia connects developers to
tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they
can use to build and market applications around the globe. From
offices in the U.S., Europe, India, Japan, China, and Singapore,
Forum Nokia provides technical and business development support to
developers and operators to assist them in achieving their goal of
successfully launching applications and services to consumers and
enterprises. More information is available at www.forum.nokia.com.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We
make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that
enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television,
imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing
our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise
solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide
equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through
Nokia Siemens Networks.
Media Enquiries:
Nokia
Communications
Tel. +358 7180 34900
Email: press.services@nokia.com
Stefan Offermann
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Tel. +1-408-536-4023
sofferma@adobe.com
www.nokia.com
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